Coordinator: Vern Todd
257-2818
In response to the regional need for professionals prepared to educate students of limited English proficiency, SUNY New Paltz offers a Master of Science in Education in Second Language Education. This two-track, thirty-six credit program leads to certification (provisional and permanent) in either English to Speakers of Other Languages (Pre K-12) or Bilingual Education (Elementary and Secondary).
The program includes core courses required of students in both tracks (twelve credits), specialized courses in each of the concentrations (fifteen credits), and electives in professional education (nine credits).
Admission Requirements
Two official copies of a baccalaureate transcript from a regionally accredited institution with a 3.00 cumulative average in the major. Candidates must have completed a baccalaureate degree with a concentration in one of the liberal arts or sciences.
Three letters of recommendation.
For international students, a minimum score of 575 on the TOEFL.
Demonstration of experience and/or interest in working with culturally and linguistically diverse students.
Admission Requirements - TESOL Concentration
Satisfactory completion of twelve
semester hours of study in a language and culture other than English.
All courses must be conducted in the target language.
Admission Requirements - Bilingual
Education Concentration
Pre-K-6, N-6, academic subject
(secondary level 7-12) area or special education provisional or permanent
certification.
